Possible VHL Expansion

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If the VHL was to expand where would it go? A hallmark of a successful sports league is its ability to expand to new locations and establish a wide fanbase throughout the world. So now looking at the VHL, with 70 years of history where are some possible expansions that the league could establish teams in? 

 

My first guess would be Hamilton (South Ontario). Firstly, they already have a rich hockey history. From 1920-1925 they had a professional team (Hamilton Tigers) that competed in the NHL. Unfortunately due to players strike the team eventually folded. Since then, the city has repeatedly tried to get an NHL team back. This would be a perfect situation for the VHL to establish a team there and gather up fan support before the NHL can. They also have had an AHL team (Hamilton Bulldogs) playing there since 1996. The city also already has FirstOntario Centre, a pro arena that would allow a team to begin operations immediately. Hamilton would also benefit from playing in the underrepresented Southern Ontario area and could even draw fans and media attention from the nearby Toronto Area.

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Fun fact: Hamilton was actually one of the original VHL teams before they were moved to NY and became the Americans.